Author Topic: Performance with damage question (Read 428 times)

frank3 · « **on:** October 24, 2004, 06:43:05 AM »

Does the performance of a plane decrease when you're damaged? For instance, landing gear, rudder, elevator etc. damaged.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2004, 07:19:55 AM »

Apparently if a plane loses a wingtip it only gets faster...

Darkish · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2004, 09:23:26 AM »

frank3 - have you really never lost an elevator or an aileron?

frank3 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 24, 2004, 09:41:16 AM »

Im talking about speed, ofcourse I have had damage before, but I haven't looked at the speed (was it dropping, and if so, how much)

Im talking about loosing a wing or engine....................... ..................

SlapShot · « **Reply #4 on:** October 24, 2004, 10:05:55 AM »

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Originally posted by frank3
Im talking about speed, ofcourse I have had damage before, but I haven't looked at the speed (was it dropping, and if so, how much)

Im talking about loosing a wing or engine....................... ..................

Lose an engine in a P-38 and you will definately get much slower. Lose an engine in a P-47 and you will get real slow ... real fast.

frank3 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2004, 06:01:42 AM »

Im sorry, it should be: 'Im not talking about...'

But when you loose a gear or rudder, will you loose speed or anything?

JB42 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2004, 10:16:36 AM »

I was in a fight at about 22k in my 109F against a Spit9 I think. Anyway I lost an elevator. Didn't notice if I got slower or not, but did notice some severe handeling problems. Shortly after that I lost my left wingtip. Within a few seconds i was doing about 520 mph.

2 Seconds later I hit the ground

Falstaff · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2004, 01:36:34 PM »

I suppose loss of a wingtip means less lift, and less lift means less drag. An airplane with no wings at all with the engine still running will go very, very fast (until it hits the ground.)

Flit · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2004, 01:43:13 PM »

I think hes wondering if there is increased drag or vice/versa from battle damage -i.e. If I have bullet holes in my wing will it slow me down because of the airflow being disturbed, type of thing

frank3 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2004, 03:27:46 PM »

That's exactly what I was wondering Flit, tnx

Flit · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2004, 09:39:33 PM »

NP:aok

Swoop · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2004, 02:17:56 AM »

I seem to remember HT mentioning something about this when AH2 was still in dev. However, I also remember HT mentioning something about bullet holes appearing where you got hit during the dev of AH2 and I havn't seen that yet........bullet holes appear generically on my FE.

Don't know. Here's hoping HT comments.

humble · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2004, 10:47:44 AM »

Actually I think bullet holes do appear roughly where your hit...guessing they are "preloaded" and you get closest one.

frank3 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2004, 11:12:05 AM »

<--- agrees

OOZ662 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2004, 09:03:59 PM »

Bullet holes do appear, go into the TA and have someone M16 you all around.